No.
A third party candidate might win presidency because in this system, rather than voting for one and only one candidate, you can vote for as many candidates as you want.
A third party candidate might win presidency because in this system, rather than voting for one and only one candidate, you can vote for as many candidates as you want.
If a third party receives 5 of the vote in an election, they may not win any seats or significant representation in government. However, they could potentially influence the outcome by taking votes away from other candidates and impacting the overall results.
It means the vote means nothing.A wasted vote is a vote for someone you don't believe in.This is often to dissuade voters from voting against the main 2 parties. It is used when there is multi-party race, and you vote for a third party.
No. If it isn't on the ballot you can't vote for it. One reason I am registered with a party because California doesn't allow a third party vote on a ballot.
George Wallace
A third party must receive at least 5% of the vote in order to eligible for matching funds in the next election. No third party got 5% in 2008, so no third party qualifies for federal fundis in 2012.
In Florida, registered voters can only vote in the primary election of their own party. However, Florida allows "closed" primaries, which means that only registered party members can vote in their party's primary. Democrats cannot vote in the Republican primary unless they change their party affiliation before the primary election deadline.
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Third-party presidential candidates can receive federal funds if their party received at least five percent of the vote in the previous presidential election.
Third-party presidential candidates can receive federal funds if their party received at least five percent of the vote in the previous presidential election.
New Zealand has elections every three years. Our last elections were in November last year - 2008, when Labour was unseated after 9 years in government and National was elected, with John Key as our new Prime Minister.